THE CONVERSATION, March 25, 2019 - A federal jury in California has unanimously decided that the weedkiller Roundup was a “substantial factor” in causing the lymphoma of 70-year-old Edwin Hardeman, who had used Roundup on his property for many years.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 14, 2018 - President of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana Brigadier David Granger who's been in Cuba for the past two weeks receiving medical attention, has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer that starts in the white blood cells.

ST.MICHAELS, Barbados, July 10, 2018 - Cancer is currently one of the most prevalent public health challenges for this country, second only to cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of illness and death.

(CNN) – A jury in Middlesex County, New Jersey, awarded $30 million in compensatory damages on Thursday to a man who got cancer after decades of using talcum powder. His wife was awarded $7 million in damages.

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